MetroPlus Health Plan, the insurance plan of the City Health and Hospitals Corp. (HHC), today reported that as of Feb. 10, more than 32,000 shoppers on the NY State of Health – the official... Read more

BY STEVEN J. FERRARI Editor-in-Chief The 1980s are remembered as a decade of decadence, as successful yuppies indulged in booze, drugs and other vices. The indulgence was not limited to New... Read more

It is irresponsible to group all of New York City’s public school students into a single designation when it comes to a weather-related need to close schools. In New York City, the public sc... Read more

To The Editor: It is heartening to see the growing media attention to traffic calming efforts in Queens in the wake of Mayor De Blasio’s announcement of the Vision Zero initiative to end tra... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer The new City Council continued to override some of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last vetoes, this time passing a bill concerning hit-and-runs. On Feb. 4, 201... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer Woodhaven Boulevard finds itself among the most dangerous roads for pedestrians, according to a report released last week. The major thoroughfare, which runs from... Read more

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) recently released the following statement on her vote against the Agricultural Act of 2014, that cuts the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, by... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer In his first State of the City address since being elected, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out several key initiatives he hopes to pass in the future. Among the plans... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer The scores are out, and when it comes to the City Council’s environmental policies, many Queens officials have earned high marks. The New York League of Conserva... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Even though National Catholic Schools Week is a nationwide event, it is meant to be a commemoration of the individual parishes and communities that impact the li... Read more

To The Editor: The Independent Budget Office revealed recently that 80 percent of special-needs kindergartners in New York City’s charter schools leave those schools before they reach third... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA Staff Writer Thirty-two federal, State and City elected leaders, clergy and airport workers were arrested on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, after protesting to bring dignity,... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer When it comes to traffic fatalities in the City, there is only one number that Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to see: zero. On Jan. 15, de Blasio outlined his plan f... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Just like he hinted at in November, former councilman James Gennaro has gotten a new job dedicated to improving the City’s resilience and environment. On Jan. 10... Read more

Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) is calling on the Port Authority to guarantee area airport workers a living wage and health benefits. Approximately 12,000 workers in New York... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer A small Forest Hills neighborhood will be among the honorees at a celebration dinner later this month. The Historic Districts Council, a group that advocates for... Read more

Zachary Alexander’s interest in fashion design started at the age of 13, while watching designers create outfits in a short amount of time on the first season of “Project Runway.” “After tho... Read more

It is difficult to believe that New York City, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, offers such a distinctly negative experience to those flying in to the two airports... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer After Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his State of the State Address in Albany last week, one of his cabinet members gave a similar address a little closer to home. E... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer The Queens Jewish Community Council held a legislative breakfast over the weekend, pledging to continue its support of the Borough, with the help of elected offi... Read more

Liberty Health Advantage was recently named the sole New York City metro area recipient of the 2014 Senior Choice Gold Award. The company was honored for its Preferred Choice Medicare Advant... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer This month, a chamber music celebration will return to Queens, as part of a Citywide showcase. The Five Boroughs Music Festival will feature chamber music perfor... Read more

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer New York City has a new mayor. Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in as the City’s 109th mayor at midnight on New Year’s Day in his Brooklyn home. This brief swearin... Read more

BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer Mayor Bill de Blasio got a stern test of managing the City on his third day after a strong snowstorm hit New York City last week. The storm, called snowstorm Herc... Read more

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer On Jan. 1, St. John’s University freshman and Queens native Ramya Ramana captivated New Yorkers at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inauguration, where she recited h... Read more

To The Editor: I don’t understand this. In the year 2013, New York City has experienced over 53 million visitors. Why are we still paying a ridiculous toll to go across our bridges? Martin H... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA Staff Writer An Astoria resident’s one-woman show offers a passionate insider’s view of hospice care. Taren Sterry works as the manager of volunteer training for the not-fo... Read more

To The Editor: As a Vietnam Era Veteran who has been a resident of Queens for 36 years, and prior to that was born and raised in the Bronx, I can’t believe the NYC Council would choose Melis... Read more

BY TRISHA SAKHUJA Staff Writer The Western Queens community has gathered to mourn yet again, after a child was killed in Woodside last week, the fourth child to die because of automobile acc... Read more